For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Friday, October 19, 2018                       USDL-18-1662

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                STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- SEPTEMBER 2018


Unemployment rates were lower in September in 9 states, higher in 4 states, and stable 
in 37 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 
today. Sixteen states had jobless rate decreases from a year earlier and 34 states and 
the District had little or no change. The national unemployment rate declined by 0.2 
percentage point from August to 3.7 percent and was 0.5 percentage point lower than in 
September 2017.

Nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 3 states in September 2018, increased in 1, and 
was essentially unchanged in 46 states and the District of Columbia. Over the year, 37 
states added nonfarm payroll jobs and 13 states and the District were essentially 
unchanged.

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  | Hurricane Florence affected parts of the East Coast during the September  |
  | reference periods for the establishment and household surveys. Response   |
  | rates for the two surveys were within normal ranges both nationally and   |
  | for the affected areas. Information on how unusually severe weather       |
  | affects the employment and hours estimates can be found in the Frequently |
  | Asked Questions section of the Employment Situation news release at       |
  | www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.faq.htm.                                  |
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Unemployment

Hawaii had the lowest unemployment rate in September, 2.2 percent. The rates in Arkansas 
(3.5 percent), California (4.1 percent), Idaho (2.7 percent), South Carolina (3.3 percent), 
Texas (3.8 percent), and Washington (4.4 percent) set new series lows. (All state series 
begin in 1976.) Alaska had the highest jobless rate, 6.5 percent. In total, 13 states had 
unemployment rates lower than the U.S. figure of 3.7 percent, 12 states and the District 
of Columbia had higher rates, and 25 states had rates that were not appreciably different 
from that of the nation. (See tables A and 1.)

In September, nine states had unemployment rate decreases, the largest of which were in 
Alaska, Florida, and Oklahoma (-0.2 percentage point each). Four states had over-the-month 
rate increases: Colorado and Wyoming (+0.2 percentage point each) and Maine and North 
Dakota (+0.1 point each). The remaining 37 states and the District of Columbia had jobless 
rates that were not notably different from those of a month earlier, though some had 
changes that were at least as large numerically as the significant changes. (See table B.)

Sixteen states had unemployment rate changes from September 2017, all of which were 
decreases. The largest decline occurred in New Mexico (-1.4 percentage points). 
(See table C.)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment

Three states had over-the-month decreases in nonfarm payroll employment in September 
2018: North Carolina (-21,900), South Carolina (-14,500), and Kansas (-6,900). In 
percentage terms, the largest decrease occurred in South Carolina (-0.7 percent), 
followed by Kansas and North Carolina (-0.5 percent each). Georgia added jobs over the 
month (+15,300, or +0.3 percent). (See table 3.)

Thirty-seven states had over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment in 
September. The largest job gains occurred in Florida (+407,300), Texas (+406,400), and 
California (+339,600). The largest percentage gain occurred in Florida (+4.8 percent), 
followed by Utah (+3.6 percent) and Texas (+3.3 percent). (See table D.)

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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for September is 
scheduled to be released on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. (EST). The 
State Employment and Unemployment news release for October is scheduled to be 
released on Friday, November 16, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. (EST).



Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different
from that of the U.S., September 2018, seasonally adjusted
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                State                |          Rate(p)
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United States (1) ...................|           3.7
                                     |
Alaska ..............................|           6.5
Arizona .............................|           4.7
California ..........................|           4.1
Colorado ............................|           3.1
District of Columbia ................|           5.7
Hawaii ..............................|           2.2
Idaho ...............................|           2.7
Iowa ................................|           2.5
Kentucky ............................|           4.5
Louisiana ...........................|           5.0
                                     |
Minnesota ...........................|           2.8
Mississippi .........................|           4.8
Nebraska ............................|           2.8
Nevada ..............................|           4.5
New Hampshire .......................|           2.7
New Mexico ..........................|           4.6
New York ............................|           4.1
North Dakota ........................|           2.7
Ohio ................................|           4.6
South Dakota ........................|           3.0
                                     |
Utah ................................|           3.2
Vermont .............................|           2.9
Virginia ............................|           2.9
Washington ..........................|           4.4
West Virginia .......................|           5.2
Wisconsin ...........................|           3.0
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   (1) Data are not preliminary.
   (p) = preliminary.


Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from August 2018 to September 2018, seasonally adjusted
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                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------| Over-the-month
             State              |   August  | September |    change(p)
                                |    2018   |  2018(p)  |
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Alaska .........................|     6.7   |     6.5   |      -0.2
Colorado .......................|     2.9   |     3.1   |        .2
Florida ........................|     3.7   |     3.5   |       -.2
Georgia ........................|     3.8   |     3.7   |       -.1
Idaho ..........................|     2.8   |     2.7   |       -.1
Maine ..........................|     3.2   |     3.3   |        .1
Michigan .......................|     4.1   |     4.0   |       -.1
New York .......................|     4.2   |     4.1   |       -.1
North Carolina .................|     3.9   |     3.8   |       -.1
North Dakota ...................|     2.6   |     2.7   |        .1
                                |           |           |
Oklahoma .......................|     3.7   |     3.5   |       -.2
Washington .....................|     4.5   |     4.4   |       -.1
Wyoming ........................|     3.9   |     4.1   |        .2
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   (p) = preliminary.


Table C. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes
from September 2017 to September 2018, seasonally adjusted
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                                |          Rate         |
                                |-----------|-----------|  Over-the-year
             State              | September | September |    change(p)
                                |    2017   |  2018(p)  |
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Alaska .........................|     7.2   |     6.5   |      -0.7
California .....................|     4.5   |     4.1   |       -.4
Delaware .......................|     4.5   |     4.0   |       -.5
Georgia ........................|     4.5   |     3.7   |       -.8
Illinois .......................|     5.0   |     4.1   |       -.9
Iowa ...........................|     3.0   |     2.5   |       -.5
Michigan .......................|     4.7   |     4.0   |       -.7
Minnesota ......................|     3.3   |     2.8   |       -.5
New Mexico .....................|     6.0   |     4.6   |      -1.4
New York .......................|     4.7   |     4.1   |       -.6
                                |           |           |
North Carolina .................|     4.4   |     3.8   |       -.6
Oklahoma .......................|     4.1   |     3.5   |       -.6
Pennsylvania ...................|     4.8   |     4.1   |       -.7
South Carolina .................|     4.2   |     3.3   |       -.9
South Dakota ...................|     3.4   |     3.0   |       -.4
Virginia .......................|     3.6   |     2.9   |       -.7
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   (p) = preliminary.


Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from
September 2017 to September 2018, seasonally adjusted
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                              |             |             | Over-the-year change(p)
           State              |  September  |  September  |---------------------------
                              |     2017    |   2018(p)   |    Level    |    Percent
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Alabama ......................|   2,018,400 |   2,044,200 |      25,800 |      1.3
Arizona ......................|   2,795,200 |   2,876,600 |      81,400 |      2.9
California ...................|  16,863,300 |  17,202,900 |     339,600 |      2.0
Colorado .....................|   2,670,900 |   2,748,100 |      77,200 |      2.9
Connecticut ..................|   1,681,400 |   1,701,300 |      19,900 |      1.2
Delaware .....................|     455,600 |     463,600 |       8,000 |      1.8
Florida ......................|   8,435,100 |   8,842,400 |     407,300 |      4.8
Georgia ......................|   4,459,100 |   4,570,200 |     111,100 |      2.5
Hawaii .......................|     653,000 |     664,600 |      11,600 |      1.8
Idaho ........................|     719,700 |     738,900 |      19,200 |      2.7
                              |             |             |             |       
Illinois .....................|   6,074,600 |   6,124,900 |      50,300 |       .8
Iowa .........................|   1,572,500 |   1,590,100 |      17,600 |      1.1
Kansas .......................|   1,404,300 |   1,423,900 |      19,600 |      1.4
Massachusetts ................|   3,614,000 |   3,677,400 |      63,400 |      1.8
Michigan .....................|   4,375,900 |   4,439,200 |      63,300 |      1.4
Minnesota ....................|   2,934,600 |   2,972,800 |      38,200 |      1.3
Mississippi ..................|   1,149,800 |   1,170,100 |      20,300 |      1.8
Missouri .....................|   2,871,500 |   2,910,800 |      39,300 |      1.4
Nebraska .....................|   1,016,800 |   1,034,200 |      17,400 |      1.7
Nevada .......................|   1,350,600 |   1,394,100 |      43,500 |      3.2
                              |             |             |             |       
New Hampshire ................|     674,500 |     689,400 |      14,900 |      2.2
New Jersey ...................|   4,137,900 |   4,195,900 |      58,000 |      1.4
New Mexico ...................|     829,300 |     850,500 |      21,200 |      2.6
New York .....................|   9,545,200 |   9,640,500 |      95,300 |      1.0
North Carolina ...............|   4,422,400 |   4,504,700 |      82,300 |      1.9
Ohio .........................|   5,534,300 |   5,638,900 |     104,600 |      1.9
Oklahoma .....................|   1,666,900 |   1,700,900 |      34,000 |      2.0
Oregon .......................|   1,879,400 |   1,922,600 |      43,200 |      2.3
Pennsylvania .................|   5,956,900 |   6,035,600 |      78,700 |      1.3
South Carolina ...............|   2,085,400 |   2,113,000 |      27,600 |      1.3
                              |             |             |             |       
Tennessee ....................|   3,016,900 |   3,080,800 |      63,900 |      2.1
Texas ........................|  12,232,100 |  12,638,500 |     406,400 |      3.3
Utah .........................|   1,475,500 |   1,527,900 |      52,400 |      3.6
Virginia .....................|   3,956,800 |   4,025,200 |      68,400 |      1.7
Washington ...................|   3,339,300 |   3,444,500 |     105,200 |      3.2
Wisconsin ....................|   2,943,500 |   2,985,200 |      41,700 |      1.4
Wyoming ......................|     282,200 |     288,500 |       6,300 |      2.2
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   (p) = preliminary.

Technical Note

  
   This news release presents civilian labor force and unemployment data for states
   and selected substate areas from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)
   program (tables 1 and 2). Also presented are nonfarm payroll employment estimates
   by state and industry supersector from the Current Employment Statistics (CES)
   program (tables 3 and 4). The LAUS and CES programs are both federal-state cooperative
   endeavors.

Civilian labor force and unemployment--from the LAUS program

   Definitions. The civilian labor force and unemployment data are based on the same
   concepts and definitions as those used for the official national estimates obtained
   from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a sample survey of households that is
   conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau.
   The LAUS program measures employed people and unemployed people on a place-of-
   residence basis. The universe for each is the civilian noninstitutional population
   16 years of age and older. Employed people are those who did any work at all for
   pay or profit in the reference week (typically the week including the 12th of the
   month) or worked 15 hours or more without pay in a family business or farm, plus
   those not working who had a job from which they were temporarily absent, whether
   or not paid, for such reasons as bad weather, labor-management dispute, illness,
   or vacation. 
     
   Unemployed people are those who were not employed during the reference week
   (based on the definition above), had actively looked for a job sometime in the
   4-week period ending with the reference week, and were currently available for
   work; people on layoff expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted 
   as unemployed. The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed people.
   The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor
   force.

   Method of estimation. Estimates for 48 states, the District of Columbia, the Los
   Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan division, New York City, and the balances
   of California and New York State are produced using time-series models. This method,
   which underwent substantial enhancement at the beginning of 2015, utilizes data from
   several sources, including the CPS, the CES, and state unemployment insurance (UI) 
   programs. Estimates for the state of California are derived by summing the estimates
   for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan division and the balance of
   California. Similarly, estimates for New York State are derived by summing the estimates
   for New York City and the balance of New York State. Estimates for the five additional
   substate areas contained in this release (the Cleveland-Elyria and Detroit-Warren-
   Dearborn metropolitan areas and the Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, Miami-
   Miami Beach-Kendall, and Seattle-Bellevue-Everett metropolitan divisions) and their
   respective balances of state are produced using a similar model-based approach.
    
   Each month, estimates for the nine census divisions first are modeled using inputs
   from the CPS only and controlled to the national totals. State estimates then are
   controlled to their respective census division totals. Substate and balance-of-state
   estimates for the five areas noted above also are controlled to their respective state
   totals. This tiered process of controlling model-based estimates to the U.S. totals is 
   called real-time benchmarking. Estimates for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly
   household survey similar to the CPS. A more detailed description of the estimation
   procedures is available from BLS upon request.
   
   Annual revisions. Civilian labor force and unemployment data for prior years reflect
   adjustments made after the end of each year. The adjusted estimates reflect updated
   population data from the U.S. Census Bureau, any revisions in the other data sources,
   and model re-estimation. In most years, historical data for the most recent five years
   are revised near the beginning of each calendar year, prior to the release of January
   estimates. With the introduction of a new generation of times-series models in early
   2015, historical data were re-estimated back to the series beginnings in 1976, 1990,
   or 1994.

   Seasonal adjustment. The LAUS models decompose the estimates of employed and unemployed
   people into trend, seasonal, and irregular components. Prior to 2018, the benchmarked
   trend component of each measure had been smoothed using a Trend-Cycle Cascade Filter.
   With changes implemented in early 2018, the benchmarked signals of employed and 
   unemployed people first are adjusted using an X-11 type of seasonal adjustment filter.
   The adjusted data then are smoothed using a Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Space (RKHS)
   filter. The smoothed-seasonally adjusted estimates of employed and unemployed people
   are summed to derive the civilian labor force, and the unemployment rate then is
   calculated as the unemployed percent of the civilian labor force. The resulting
   smoothed-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate estimates are analyzed in this news

   release and published on the BLS website.
   
   During estimation for the current year, the smoothed-seasonally adjusted estimates
   for a given month are created using an asymmetric filter that incorporates information
   from previous observations only. For annual revisions, historical data are smoothed
   using a two-sided filter.
   
   In early 2018, historical data were re-estimated back to the series beginnings in
   1976, 1990, or 1994 to incorporate the changes to the seasonal adjustment and smoothing
   procedures described above.

   Area definitions. The substate area data published in this release reflect the
   delineations that were issued by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on July 15,
   2015. A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available online at
   www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. 

Employment--from the CES program

   Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment payrolls who receive
   pay for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month. Persons are
   counted at their place of work rather than at their place of residence; those appearing
   on more than one payroll are counted on each payroll. Industries are classified on
   the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2017 version of the North 
   American Industry Classification System. 

   Method of estimation. CES State and Area employment data are produced using several
   estimation procedures. Where possible these data are produced using a "weighted link
   relative" estimation technique in which a ratio of current month weighted employment
   to that of the previous-month weighted employment is computed from a sample of
   establishments reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the current 
   month are then obtained by multiplying these ratios by the previous month's employment
   estimates. The weighted link relative technique is utilized for data series where
   the sample size meets certain statistical criteria. 

   For some employment series, the sample of establishments is very small or highly
   variable. In these cases, a model-based approach is used in estimation. These models
   use the direct sample estimates (described above), combined with forecasts of
   historical (benchmarked) data to decrease volatility in estimation. Two different 
   models (Fay-Herriot Model and Small Domain Model) are used depending on the industry
   level being estimated.For more detailed information about each model, refer to
   the BLS Handbook of Methods.
    
   Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a complete count
   of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax reports that are submitted
   by employers who are covered under state unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The
   benchmark information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new
   benchmark and the preceding one and also to establish the level of employment
   for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the
   level of employment, and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month
   changes in the level for the subsequent months. Information on recent benchmark
   revisions is available online at www.bls.gov/web/laus/benchmark.pdf.

   Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are seasonally adjusted at the
   statewide expanded supersector level. In some cases, the seasonally adjusted
   payroll employment total is computed by aggregating the independently adjusted
   supersector series. In other cases, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment
   total is independently adjusted. Revisions to historical data for the most recent
   five years are made once a year, coincident with annual benchmark adjustments.
     
   Beginning with the release of January 2018 preliminary estimates, payroll employment
   data are seasonally adjusted concurrently, using all available estimates including
   those for the current month, to develop sample-based seasonal factors. Concurrent
   sample-based factors are created every month for the current month's preliminary
   estimate as well as the previous month's final estimate in order to incorporate
   real-time estimates. Previously, the sample-based seasonal factors were forecasted
   once annually at the beginning of the year and applied to the sample-based estimates
   for the 12 months of the year. 

   Caution on aggregating state data. State estimation procedures are designed to
   produce accurate data for each individual state. BLS independently develops a
   national employment series; state estimates are not forced to sum to national
   totals. Because each state series is subject to larger sampling and nonsampling
   errors than the national series, summing them cumulates individual state-level 
   errors and can cause significant distortions at an aggregate level. Due to
   these statistical limitations, BLS does not compile a "sum-of-states" employment
   series, and cautions users that such a series is subject to a relatively large
   and volatile error structure.

Reliability of the estimates

   The estimates presented in this release are based on sample surveys, administrative
   data, and modeling and, thus, are subject to sampling and other types of errors.
   Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability--that is, variation that occurs
   by chance because a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed. Survey
   data also are subject to nonsampling errors, such as those which can be introduced
   into the data collection and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived
   from sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from the specific
   estimation processes used.

   Use of error measures. Changes in state unemployment rates and state nonfarm payroll
   employment are cited in the analysis of this release only if they have been determined
   to be statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence level. Furthermore, state
   unemployment rates for the current month generally are cited only if they have been
   determined to be significantly different from the U.S. rate at the 90-percent confidence
   level. The underlying model-based standard error measures for unemployment rates
   and over-the-month and over-the-year changes in rates are available at
   www.bls.gov/lau/lastderr.htm. The underlying standard error measures for over-the-month
   and over-the-year changes in state payroll employment data at the total nonfarm and
   supersector levels are available at www.bls.gov/web/laus/790stderr.htm. Measures of 
   nonsampling error are not available.

Additional information

   Estimates of civilian labor force and unemployment from the LAUS program, as well
   as nonfarm payroll employment from the CES program, for metropolitan areas and
   metropolitan divisions are available in the news release Metropolitan Area Employment
   and Unemployment. Estimates of civilian labor force, employed people, unemployed
   people, and unemployment rates for approximately 7,000 subnational areas are
   available online at www.bls.gov/lau/. Employment data from the CES program for
   states and metropolitan areas are available online at www.bls.gov/sae/. Information
   in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request.
   Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339.
   
   
   

LABOR FORCE DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, seasonally adjusted

State and area	Civilian labor force				Unemployed
	Sept. 2017	July 2018	Aug. 2018	Sept. 2018(p)	Number				Percent of labor force
					Sept. 2017	July 2018	Aug. 2018	Sept. 2018(p)	Sept. 2017	July 2018	Aug. 2018	Sept. 2018(p)
Alabama	2,165,752	2,196,505	2,203,282	2,207,857	83,667	90,928	91,183	90,830	3.9	4.1	4.1	4.1
Alaska	362,660	359,825	358,293	356,972	26,283	24,919	24,098	23,339	7.2	6.9	6.7	6.5
Arizona	3,334,438	3,375,231	3,374,642	3,384,351	156,097	155,473	156,162	157,377	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.7
Arkansas	1,357,918	1,348,451	1,346,866	1,345,646	50,504	49,550	48,135	47,244	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.5
California	19,380,546	19,348,114	19,351,060	19,385,393	879,226	807,518	803,256	802,959	4.5	4.2	4.2	4.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)	5,146,511	5,150,289	5,151,275	5,153,694	233,986	230,939	233,403	236,455	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6
Colorado	3,023,747	3,084,859	3,090,695	3,096,024	90,771	85,492	90,508	94,532	3.0	2.8	2.9	3.1
Connecticut	1,912,788	1,898,520	1,899,242	1,903,612	86,351	82,750	80,869	80,072	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.2
Delaware	477,990	485,735	486,397	486,707	21,738	18,882	18,997	19,263	4.5	3.9	3.9	4.0
District of Columbia	401,322	409,028	408,116	406,786	24,110	22,920	23,033	23,029	6.0	5.6	5.6	5.7
Florida	10,132,775	10,246,521	10,243,298	10,240,651	398,971	382,655	375,331	358,052	3.9	3.7	3.7	3.5
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)	1,387,807	1,398,190	1,393,640	1,386,950	65,039	60,499	57,958	54,716	4.7	4.3	4.2	3.9
Georgia	5,088,500	5,162,235	5,161,624	5,155,090	227,932	203,815	196,959	188,560	4.5	3.9	3.8	3.7
Hawaii	682,773	687,731	687,369	686,796	14,777	14,362	14,633	15,032	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.2
Idaho	839,790	852,790	852,920	853,076	25,290	24,602	24,012	23,283	3.0	2.9	2.8	2.7
Illinois	6,499,081	6,486,738	6,480,152	6,478,238	321,870	272,201	268,689	266,833	5.0	4.2	4.1	4.1
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)	3,807,995	3,739,927	3,736,636	3,732,859	198,040	150,307	144,396	142,292	5.2	4.0	3.9	3.8
Indiana	3,325,561	3,381,289	3,392,408	3,396,972	117,448	115,186	117,759	117,422	3.5	3.4	3.5	3.5
Iowa	1,676,271	1,684,237	1,685,186	1,686,158	50,031	43,958	42,723	41,766	3.0	2.6	2.5	2.5
Kansas	1,479,401	1,478,313	1,479,442	1,481,607	52,614	49,841	49,115	48,462	3.6	3.4	3.3	3.3
Kentucky	2,057,649	2,068,903	2,071,442	2,073,753	96,685	89,996	91,024	92,558	4.7	4.3	4.4	4.5
Louisiana	2,113,558	2,136,087	2,130,849	2,122,612	100,622	105,019	106,806	106,473	4.8	4.9	5.0	5.0
Maine	701,068	705,870	706,530	706,136	23,052	21,496	22,434	23,188	3.3	3.0	3.2	3.3
Maryland	3,224,463	3,235,032	3,233,747	3,229,533	130,244	137,931	136,102	134,261	4.0	4.3	4.2	4.2
Massachusetts	3,659,358	3,785,804	3,806,037	3,822,094	130,787	135,777	137,270	135,797	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6
Michigan	4,897,928	4,909,849	4,898,068	4,891,751	229,507	211,949	201,383	193,399	4.7	4.3	4.1	4.0
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)	2,117,932	2,118,114	2,113,476	2,111,796	92,062	91,806	88,063	84,471	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.0
Minnesota	3,070,030	3,111,750	3,104,981	3,098,356	102,040	93,107	89,810	87,117	3.3	3.0	2.9	2.8
Mississippi	1,278,158	1,284,971	1,287,792	1,288,387	62,299	61,084	61,679	61,629	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8
Missouri	3,049,893	3,060,739	3,060,860	3,061,934	110,365	104,091	100,522	96,885	3.6	3.4	3.3	3.2
Montana	526,852	522,921	523,002	523,299	21,512	19,426	19,095	19,090	4.1	3.7	3.7	3.6
Nebraska	1,006,987	1,014,634	1,015,038	1,016,212	29,222	29,001	28,839	28,587	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8
Nevada	1,471,791	1,498,383	1,502,167	1,506,556	72,105	68,442	68,000	67,429	4.9	4.6	4.5	4.5
New Hampshire	747,062	758,519	760,558	761,725	19,671	20,407	20,512	20,242	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7
New Jersey	4,518,109	4,480,352	4,485,541	4,488,049	213,553	189,661	188,301	187,088	4.7	4.2	4.2	4.2
New Mexico	930,756	939,864	939,866	940,949	55,842	44,284	43,345	43,006	6.0	4.7	4.6	4.6
New York	9,724,760	9,679,716	9,690,939	9,709,518	458,827	419,498	408,920	397,818	4.7	4.3	4.2	4.1
New York City	4,233,987	4,229,037	4,228,902	4,227,355	191,763	175,700	172,850	170,939	4.5	4.2	4.1	4.0
North Carolina	4,964,461	5,004,054	5,002,552	4,992,604	219,879	203,428	196,916	187,386	4.4	4.1	3.9	3.8
North Dakota	413,976	407,800	405,865	404,240	10,801	10,630	10,727	10,947	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7
Ohio	5,790,537	5,802,017	5,789,423	5,775,572	286,838	265,176	267,764	265,728	5.0	4.6	4.6	4.6
Cleveland-Elyria(2)	1,030,280	1,032,229	1,034,016	1,035,347	57,021	52,251	53,121	53,044	5.5	5.1	5.1	5.1
Oklahoma	1,840,852	1,862,880	1,864,493	1,863,389	76,257	70,403	68,324	65,300	4.1	3.8	3.7	3.5
Oregon	2,119,032	2,116,629	2,112,282	2,109,677	88,215	82,521	80,612	79,525	4.2	3.9	3.8	3.8
Pennsylvania	6,418,386	6,370,918	6,381,093	6,395,927	307,969	267,322	262,391	261,922	4.8	4.2	4.1	4.1
Rhode Island	555,930	561,956	562,187	561,854	24,865	23,315	22,567	22,060	4.5	4.1	4.0	3.9
South Carolina	2,318,235	2,309,889	2,306,520	2,304,195	97,769	82,339	78,758	76,772	4.2	3.6	3.4	3.3
South Dakota	456,095	459,201	458,770	458,609	15,571	14,368	13,957	13,677	3.4	3.1	3.0	3.0
Tennessee	3,217,261	3,253,631	3,255,943	3,253,756	106,658	115,210	116,202	117,359	3.3	3.5	3.6	3.6
Texas	13,577,714	13,824,491	13,821,915	13,816,273	538,413	547,739	535,928	525,469	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.8
Utah	1,571,151	1,592,960	1,592,018	1,589,331	50,405	48,743	49,781	50,357	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.2
Vermont	344,932	349,036	348,192	347,135	10,142	9,851	9,895	9,900	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.9
Virginia	4,320,845	4,356,114	4,356,573	4,352,999	156,843	133,325	130,071	126,589	3.6	3.1	3.0	2.9
Washington	3,751,574	3,763,188	3,765,672	3,770,883	177,609	173,372	169,006	165,162	4.7	4.6	4.5	4.4
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)	1,662,448	1,683,494	1,683,054	1,685,009	64,636	60,907	58,821	57,661	3.9	3.6	3.5	3.4
West Virginia	780,761	784,220	782,117	781,016	41,471	42,142	41,265	40,707	5.3	5.4	5.3	5.2
Wisconsin	3,160,464	3,183,097	3,178,087	3,170,536	103,577	93,064	95,109	95,075	3.3	2.9	3.0	3.0
Wyoming	292,490	286,745	285,694	285,325	12,109	10,980	11,253	11,593	4.1	3.8	3.9	4.1
Puerto Rico	1,090,040	1,104,709	1,103,638	1,099,876	115,152	100,600	96,905	92,504	10.6	9.1	8.8	8.4
Footnotes (1) Metropolitan division. (2) Metropolitan statistical area. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 15-01, dated July 15, 2015, and are available on the BLS website at https://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.

LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and selected area, not seasonally adjusted

State and area	Civilian labor force				Unemployed
	August		September		Number				Percent of labor force
	2017	2018	2017	2018(p)	August		September		August		September
					2017	2018	2017	2018(p)	2017	2018	2017	2018(p)
Alabama	2,158,653	2,203,700	2,166,431	2,206,663	93,099	91,801	79,571	84,262	4.3	4.2	3.7	3.8
Alaska	368,916	360,594	363,815	355,303	23,546	19,358	24,193	19,813	6.4	5.4	6.6	5.6
Arizona	3,314,163	3,361,702	3,351,088	3,435,301	171,931	177,926	162,539	168,423	5.2	5.3	4.9	4.9
Arkansas	1,360,376	1,345,054	1,363,077	1,347,541	51,805	45,192	48,345	44,870	3.8	3.4	3.5	3.3
California	19,376,487	19,368,395	19,462,033	19,552,490	959,037	826,550	841,531	768,865	4.9	4.3	4.3	3.9
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale(1)	5,137,893	5,141,483	5,171,660	5,168,417	262,503	262,242	237,000	247,751	5.1	5.1	4.6	4.8
Colorado	3,018,153	3,100,958	3,035,955	3,113,894	83,673	105,974	82,092	95,998	2.8	3.4	2.7	3.1
Connecticut	1,920,059	1,905,341	1,903,588	1,904,836	89,647	76,961	80,486	73,287	4.7	4.0	4.2	3.8
Delaware	480,786	488,882	474,481	481,892	22,830	20,810	21,221	19,795	4.7	4.3	4.5	4.1
District of Columbia	400,601	401,298	399,944	399,996	25,560	24,564	25,089	23,832	6.4	6.1	6.3	6.0
Florida	10,105,593	10,190,015	10,202,985	10,263,364	439,388	382,965	411,122	311,027	4.3	3.8	4.0	3.0
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall(1)	1,377,698	1,362,268	1,387,270	1,363,766	69,890	55,801	67,082	48,994	5.1	4.1	4.8	3.6
Georgia	5,060,417	5,123,370	5,099,501	5,118,621	248,105	192,371	227,050	166,285	4.9	3.8	4.5	3.2
Hawaii	682,136	684,111	679,436	680,982	14,814	14,930	15,297	16,883	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.5
Idaho	839,691	854,684	839,287	852,550	24,036	19,685	22,497	18,115	2.9	2.3	2.7	2.1
Illinois	6,504,014	6,458,387	6,496,827	6,463,340	344,193	268,814	299,985	245,991	5.3	4.2	4.6	3.8
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights(1)	3,806,199	3,742,524	3,797,676	3,704,103	213,637	143,440	184,964	133,694	5.6	3.8	4.9	3.6
Indiana	3,332,392	3,409,790	3,326,645	3,384,737	131,017	127,377	109,414	102,351	3.9	3.7	3.3	3.0
Iowa	1,679,665	1,681,524	1,677,793	1,683,554	52,490	40,271	46,234	35,892	3.1	2.4	2.8	2.1
Kansas	1,477,378	1,477,034	1,476,680	1,483,368	59,507	51,230	48,648	43,628	4.0	3.5	3.3	2.9
Kentucky	2,047,213	2,058,681	2,056,757	2,070,045	98,105	84,493	88,035	88,048	4.8	4.1	4.3	4.3
Louisiana	2,118,448	2,116,152	2,120,750	2,098,287	118,483	117,218	105,383	105,069	5.6	5.5	5.0	5.0
Maine	718,153	722,720	702,255	702,678	20,058	20,740	19,418	21,005	2.8	2.9	2.8	3.0
Maryland	3,238,148	3,237,650	3,229,574	3,210,020	136,940	134,934	124,509	124,534	4.2	4.2	3.9	3.9
Massachusetts	3,693,503	3,866,768	3,639,953	3,814,947	134,706	136,825	126,627	120,334	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.2
Michigan	4,924,856	4,875,350	4,914,046	4,884,730	251,002	185,535	221,097	169,217	5.1	3.8	4.5	3.5
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn(2)	2,140,596	2,114,224	2,140,148	2,126,435	108,502	88,804	98,430	79,175	5.1	4.2	4.6	3.7
Minnesota	3,083,928	3,086,829	3,071,191	3,072,947	104,234	78,085	87,539	68,323	3.4	2.5	2.9	2.2
Mississippi	1,269,033	1,281,201	1,276,196	1,280,522	63,102	60,750	59,527	58,104	5.0	4.7	4.7	4.5
Missouri	3,049,843	3,040,796	3,052,192	3,056,519	129,606	104,810	99,677	80,773	4.2	3.4	3.3	2.6
Montana	532,953	530,329	525,710	522,678	19,171	16,800	18,235	16,487	3.6	3.2	3.5	3.2
Nebraska	1,010,044	1,018,279	1,000,098	1,012,378	29,345	27,800	27,212	25,826	2.9	2.7	2.7	2.6
Nevada	1,467,506	1,512,046	1,473,917	1,519,413	72,887	70,385	72,059	66,986	5.0	4.7	4.9	4.4
New Hampshire	754,645	771,267	743,350	758,415	19,652	20,287	18,490	17,457	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.3
New Jersey	4,545,577	4,526,294	4,505,265	4,460,097	226,022	199,646	210,108	182,602	5.0	4.4	4.7	4.1
New Mexico	927,597	936,540	930,215	942,680	58,085	45,020	55,508	43,437	6.3	4.8	6.0	4.6
New York	9,767,149	9,755,035	9,743,446	9,741,673	481,791	401,572	446,739	366,697	4.9	4.1	4.6	3.8
New York City	4,236,696	4,227,939	4,243,249	4,216,978	215,114	179,873	191,105	169,656	5.1	4.3	4.5	4.0
North Carolina	4,938,611	4,959,841	4,989,623	4,954,803	238,077	194,581	211,307	152,408	4.8	3.9	4.2	3.1
North Dakota	421,299	408,365	414,703	401,330	9,870	10,329	8,221	9,026	2.3	2.5	2.0	2.2
Ohio	5,830,467	5,753,687	5,800,421	5,728,521	297,563	256,699	270,887	233,529	5.1	4.5	4.7	4.1
Cleveland-Elyria(2)	1,038,865	1,041,911	1,037,329	1,040,595	61,189	54,290	53,335	46,090	5.9	5.2	5.1	4.4
Oklahoma	1,830,593	1,856,395	1,846,157	1,855,633	78,942	64,395	75,274	55,615	4.3	3.5	4.1	3.0
Oregon	2,134,652	2,124,482	2,134,310	2,118,955	95,441	84,421	85,082	77,114	4.5	4.0	4.0	3.6
Pennsylvania	6,449,859	6,438,316	6,421,837	6,419,854	341,711	286,093	283,990	249,584	5.3	4.4	4.4	3.9
Rhode Island	560,123	565,725	555,698	558,952	25,123	21,748	22,433	19,462	4.5	3.8	4.0	3.5
South Carolina	2,330,276	2,314,155	2,317,579	2,296,892	111,007	85,401	98,002	76,436	4.8	3.7	4.2	3.3
South Dakota	459,844	461,853	454,086	456,227	15,202	12,854	13,828	11,773	3.3	2.8	3.0	2.6
Tennessee	3,201,982	3,239,844	3,222,941	3,234,420	118,047	123,722	105,030	119,810	3.7	3.8	3.3	3.7
Texas	13,522,840	13,750,098	13,619,456	13,802,300	601,021	539,403	548,848	516,604	4.4	3.9	4.0	3.7
Utah	1,569,268	1,587,023	1,571,088	1,578,179	53,051	55,290	46,718	47,644	3.4	3.5	3.0	3.0
Vermont	348,728	348,446	343,810	342,793	10,244	9,761	9,919	9,564	2.9	2.8	2.9	2.8
Virginia	4,318,478	4,342,516	4,327,531	4,323,527	170,341	132,908	155,426	119,085	3.9	3.1	3.6	2.8
Washington	3,738,990	3,769,712	3,761,882	3,792,764	178,199	153,661	168,840	148,474	4.8	4.1	4.5	3.9
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett(1)	1,658,270	1,686,327	1,669,438	1,697,661	68,610	54,798	67,548	59,026	4.1	3.2	4.0	3.5
West Virginia	781,215	777,026	785,351	782,678	41,517	37,896	35,865	34,986	5.3	4.9	4.6	4.5
Wisconsin	3,176,657	3,174,685	3,166,604	3,147,406	106,386	98,776	92,134	80,389	3.3	3.1	2.9	2.6
Wyoming	295,499	286,327	292,678	285,863	10,574	10,452	10,386	10,602	3.6	3.7	3.5	3.7
Puerto Rico	1,092,130	1,087,497	1,091,617	1,088,594	127,946	99,385	120,527	93,171	11.7	9.1	11.0	8.6
Footnotes (1) Metropolitan division. (2) Metropolitan statistical area. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 15-01, dated July 15, 2015, and are available on the BLS website at https://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the following month.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted [In thousands]

State	Total(1)				Construction				Manufacturing
	Sept. 2017	July 2018	Aug. 2018	Sept. 2018(p)	Sept. 2017	July 2018	Aug. 2018	Sept. 2018(p)	Sept. 2017	July 2018	Aug. 2018	Sept. 2018(p)
Alabama	2,018.4	2,039.0	2,039.8	2,044.2	85.2	85.1	86.2	87.4	263.2	271.0	270.9	270.9
Alaska	328.5	326.3	326.2	326.2	15.1	15.1	15.2	15.2	13.2	13.6	13.2	13.0
Arizona	2,795.2	2,843.0	2,869.8	2,876.6	147.8	160.2	162.1	163.8	165.9	172.5	173.1	174.4
Arkansas	1,240.5	1,249.8	1,250.5	1,253.7	51.0	52.4	51.8	52.0	157.6	160.5	160.0	160.4
California	16,863.3	17,147.1	17,189.7	17,202.9	821.0	850.5	855.9	853.9	1,310.0	1,315.3	1,311.9	1,310.4
Colorado	2,670.9	2,739.0	2,743.0	2,748.1	164.4	170.3	172.4	172.8	144.1	147.3	146.5	147.3
Connecticut	1,681.4	1,698.5	1,701.8	1,701.3	58.4	61.5	62.4	63.4	159.2	163.6	164.0	164.8
Delaware(2)	455.6	461.9	462.6	463.6	21.8	23.0	23.1	23.4	25.8	26.3	26.1	26.2
District of Columbia(2)	791.6	796.6	796.8	799.6	15.5	16.0	15.9	16.0	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4
Florida	8,435.1	8,801.7	8,825.5	8,842.4	479.3	545.0	548.4	550.0	358.2	379.0	379.5	377.7
Georgia	4,459.1	4,541.2	4,554.9	4,570.2	182.3	199.6	201.7	204.6	398.4	403.9	405.2	405.7
Hawaii(2)	653.0	664.5	667.1	664.6	35.6	36.3	36.3	36.0	14.1	13.8	13.7	13.5
Idaho	719.7	741.0	739.9	738.9	45.3	47.4	47.7	47.6	67.5	70.2	70.6	71.1
Illinois	6,074.6	6,125.2	6,122.1	6,124.9	221.6	227.4	226.7	228.1	578.2	588.7	590.5	592.8
Indiana	3,109.6	3,130.4	3,138.4	3,137.6	138.3	143.5	144.9	144.3	533.2	536.2	533.4	532.1
Iowa	1,572.5	1,591.0	1,593.5	1,590.1	74.5	78.9	79.8	79.8	217.0	226.5	226.5	225.9
Kansas	1,404.3	1,426.7	1,430.8	1,423.9	59.5	60.5	61.6	60.2	162.3	166.7	166.3	166.4
Kentucky	1,923.9	1,932.6	1,936.3	1,938.4	77.8	76.3	75.2	76.9	249.3	248.1	249.9	249.7
Louisiana	1,967.5	1,986.2	1,987.3	1,987.4	144.7	149.7	149.7	149.7	134.2	139.3	140.0	139.9
Maine	624.2	628.6	628.3	628.7	28.4	29.3	29.0	28.9	51.2	52.2	52.1	51.9
Maryland(2)	2,727.4	2,745.1	2,751.4	2,752.6	163.3	164.6	164.2	163.3	106.7	108.3	108.7	108.4
Massachusetts	3,614.0	3,679.0	3,683.6	3,677.4	153.3	163.0	163.1	163.6	243.9	249.1	248.4	247.3
Michigan	4,375.9	4,429.1	4,437.0	4,439.2	164.1	177.7	177.4	175.3	613.2	622.7	623.4	624.2
Minnesota	2,934.6	2,976.7	2,974.2	2,972.8	119.7	123.8	125.1	125.4	318.4	327.0	325.9	324.3
Mississippi	1,149.8	1,165.5	1,169.5	1,170.1	43.3	44.0	43.6	43.1	143.9	144.6	144.8	145.2
Missouri	2,871.5	2,904.7	2,907.5	2,910.8	123.5	122.1	122.2	123.5	266.7	268.3	268.8	271.0
Montana	472.4	478.3	479.3	479.8	27.5	28.9	29.3	29.6	20.0	20.6	20.5	20.4
Nebraska(2)	1,016.8	1,032.5	1,033.1	1,034.2	52.1	52.0	52.7	52.4	98.1	102.4	102.4	103.0
Nevada	1,350.6	1,388.2	1,391.3	1,394.1	84.0	92.1	92.3	92.4	49.6	54.5	55.2	56.2
New Hampshire	674.5	688.2	689.5	689.4	26.7	29.2	29.4	29.3	69.2	71.9	72.0	72.2
New Jersey	4,137.9	4,194.1	4,194.9	4,195.9	156.6	149.0	148.5	147.0	245.2	254.3	253.5	253.3
New Mexico	829.3	843.8	848.1	850.5	45.9	49.1	49.0	49.7	26.1	27.2	27.2	27.4
New York	9,545.2	9,622.4	9,634.2	9,640.5	384.9	395.8	396.5	396.6	445.7	442.6	443.2	444.6
North Carolina	4,422.4	4,526.0	4,526.6	4,504.7	209.2	219.2	220.0	219.9	467.9	475.3	474.2	472.5
North Dakota	430.0	434.1	435.5	434.8	25.7	27.1	27.6	27.6	24.8	25.4	25.3	25.3
Ohio	5,534.3	5,611.8	5,634.6	5,638.9	219.6	226.2	225.9	225.0	685.5	696.3	698.2	701.6
Oklahoma	1,666.9	1,694.4	1,698.1	1,700.9	77.2	76.1	77.6	78.8	128.8	130.5	130.9	130.9
Oregon	1,879.4	1,919.9	1,922.3	1,922.6	99.0	107.2	108.0	108.2	190.0	194.6	193.6	193.2
Pennsylvania	5,956.9	6,023.4	6,027.9	6,035.6	249.8	251.6	250.1	253.8	562.0	566.2	565.9	565.0
Rhode Island	495.1	504.3	502.1	502.1	18.3	19.1	19.0	19.2	40.4	41.2	41.1	41.7
South Carolina	2,085.4	2,126.2	2,127.5	2,113.0	98.6	99.3	99.0	99.3	241.7	245.9	244.2	244.4
South Dakota(2)	435.2	439.8	440.5	441.4	23.1	24.7	24.7	24.9	43.4	44.5	44.7	44.5
Tennessee(2)	3,016.9	3,067.8	3,072.2	3,080.8	124.7	126.6	126.1	126.5	348.1	352.4	353.6	355.9
Texas	12,232.1	12,594.5	12,622.9	12,638.5	709.5	765.1	766.7	769.7	855.5	875.3	880.2	883.0
Utah	1,475.5	1,520.5	1,525.3	1,527.9	99.2	100.8	101.2	102.4	129.2	134.1	134.7	134.7
Vermont	314.4	313.7	313.0	312.5	15.1	15.3	15.4	15.5	29.5	29.2	29.3	29.2
Virginia	3,956.8	4,005.9	4,019.6	4,025.2	193.9	200.9	202.2	201.9	233.7	241.9	242.1	243.0
Washington	3,339.3	3,430.6	3,440.0	3,444.5	201.9	208.9	211.6	210.2	281.0	288.4	288.6	290.0
West Virginia	745.8	751.6	752.0	751.7	32.3	33.8	34.0	34.2	46.6	46.6	46.9	46.9
Wisconsin	2,943.5	2,984.7	2,986.3	2,985.2	117.6	123.0	124.0	125.1	466.9	488.1	489.2	489.7
Wyoming	282.2	287.2	287.6	288.5	19.4	20.6	20.6	20.5	9.4	9.8	9.8	9.8
Puerto Rico(2)	871.2	851.2	852.9	854.6	21.1	20.4	20.5	20.4	71.6	69.9	70.1	70.7
Virgin Islands(3)	37.6	36.4	36.9	37.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Footnotes (1) Includes mining and logging, information, and other services (except public administration), not shown separately. (2) Mining and logging is combined with construction. (3) Missing series (denoted by '-') are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2017 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted-Continued [In thousands]

State	Trade, transportation, and utilities				Financial activities				Professional and business services
	Sept. 2017	July 2018	Aug. 2018	Sept. 2018(p)	Sept. 2017	July 2018	Aug. 2018	Sept. 2018(p)	Sept. 2017	July 2018	Aug. 2018	Sept. 2018(p)
Alabama	378.7	380.5	379.6	380.0	97.8	97.4	97.1	97.4	240.4	247.6	248.8	251.0
Alaska	64.6	63.5	63.4	63.8	11.9	11.5	11.4	11.2	27.7	27.6	27.6	27.9
Arizona	528.1	532.2	534.6	535.7	216.2	218.8	220.4	221.0	423.4	428.5	436.5	438.2
Arkansas	251.2	249.9	252.2	253.5	53.2	53.9	54.2	54.0	143.9	151.0	149.8	150.5
California	3,050.3	3,079.8	3,084.3	3,084.0	830.4	833.2	834.7	834.7	2,577.0	2,633.1	2,643.4	2,655.2
Colorado	462.9	470.7	470.3	471.0	168.3	170.8	170.2	171.6	414.9	432.5	431.6	431.7
Connecticut	298.9	298.1	297.1	294.8	127.6	127.1	127.7	128.7	218.2	222.3	222.8	222.6
Delaware	81.1	82.1	82.2	82.3	48.0	47.8	47.8	48.0	62.1	63.8	64.4	64.5
District of Columbia	33.7	34.1	33.8	34.0	30.2	31.2	31.4	31.5	166.7	167.7	167.8	168.5
Florida	1,721.8	1,768.2	1,772.3	1,770.7	560.9	580.1	582.8	580.7	1,300.4	1,353.1	1,358.7	1,367.1
Georgia	945.9	961.9	962.8	966.2	243.8	241.3	241.7	240.5	667.2	677.6	681.2	685.0
Hawaii	122.2	122.4	122.7	122.7	28.5	29.9	30.0	29.8	82.1	84.0	83.8	85.2
Idaho	140.4	141.7	141.6	141.8	35.5	36.2	36.4	36.5	90.8	94.2	94.0	94.1
Illinois	1,214.4	1,214.7	1,215.3	1,214.5	392.2	399.6	399.7	400.0	943.9	947.2	948.3	945.8
Indiana	597.2	605.7	608.2	610.6	136.1	137.5	139.8	140.5	338.3	343.3	343.3	343.8
Iowa	314.6	312.8	314.9	314.9	109.3	111.9	111.6	111.5	139.5	141.7	141.9	142.4
Kansas	269.6	272.4	272.4	271.3	78.0	79.5	79.8	79.6	177.3	183.2	181.8	182.9
Kentucky	404.3	413.4	413.1	414.0	93.3	94.2	94.3	94.3	214.7	217.4	217.7	218.2
Louisiana	380.8	382.0	382.8	383.6	91.5	91.2	92.6	92.0	209.8	213.6	212.5	212.0
Maine	120.5	120.5	119.8	120.0	31.5	31.9	31.8	32.1	66.3	66.1	66.6	66.9
Maryland	467.7	470.5	472.6	470.7	146.9	140.7	139.7	139.0	444.4	459.5	463.3	462.8
Massachusetts	581.8	581.2	580.8	582.4	221.6	222.7	222.9	223.4	567.5	593.5	595.2	595.8
Michigan	790.6	791.2	791.9	789.6	218.2	219.5	219.9	221.1	647.0	658.1	659.5	660.5
Minnesota	536.9	544.0	543.4	544.6	180.3	180.5	180.6	181.5	372.3	378.5	377.8	378.0
Mississippi	232.2	231.3	232.7	232.8	44.1	46.2	46.0	45.2	107.0	112.8	113.4	113.4
Missouri	545.9	549.9	548.0	547.8	173.9	176.6	177.3	176.2	384.5	393.2	396.0	396.0
Montana	94.6	93.7	93.6	93.6	24.5	24.4	24.4	24.6	40.8	43.0	42.6	43.1
Nebraska	202.2	203.7	202.7	202.6	74.4	75.2	75.5	75.4	117.4	121.1	120.8	121.3
Nevada	250.8	254.8	255.2	255.3	65.7	66.5	66.1	65.7	183.1	186.2	188.3	188.7
New Hampshire	140.3	142.3	142.5	142.4	34.6	35.0	35.5	35.8	82.3	83.1	82.4	80.9
New Jersey	891.0	902.1	905.3	905.3	250.2	247.3	247.1	247.7	664.9	681.0	678.6	681.4
New Mexico	136.1	138.0	138.6	138.0	34.0	35.7	35.7	35.7	104.7	108.2	108.8	109.2
New York	1,574.4	1,580.1	1,576.0	1,575.3	718.3	721.7	722.4	723.6	1,324.1	1,334.7	1,334.2	1,332.7
North Carolina	829.2	848.2	849.8	847.9	233.8	237.5	238.5	239.9	614.7	642.2	646.7	645.0
North Dakota	94.8	93.4	93.4	93.5	24.4	24.5	24.4	24.8	34.2	35.5	35.5	35.4
Ohio	1,026.2	1,040.2	1,044.1	1,044.6	307.4	313.6	312.2	312.1	720.9	729.0	725.4	726.7
Oklahoma	303.9	308.3	310.1	310.1	79.6	79.7	79.3	79.5	186.8	195.0	193.0	193.8
Oregon	351.0	357.1	358.4	356.5	100.1	101.8	102.4	102.1	243.4	245.4	245.5	246.3
Pennsylvania	1,128.4	1,128.3	1,130.5	1,128.1	322.1	325.5	324.4	325.2	802.4	813.7	814.7	820.4
Rhode Island	77.0	76.5	76.6	76.0	36.2	36.5	36.6	36.4	67.7	69.0	69.5	70.1
South Carolina	396.5	407.9	407.4	404.8	102.5	101.7	101.9	101.7	275.6	274.7	278.0	276.6
South Dakota	87.1	86.7	86.6	86.6	29.3	29.3	29.3	29.6	31.3	33.2	33.3	33.4
Tennessee	624.6	630.1	630.6	632.4	158.9	161.9	161.5	161.4	407.6	419.4	418.3	419.7
Texas	2,458.7	2,516.9	2,523.4	2,525.5	762.8	775.0	776.5	782.3	1,676.5	1,751.4	1,758.3	1,760.8
Utah	279.3	292.1	293.1	292.6	84.3	87.2	87.4	87.7	208.4	213.3	214.4	215.0
Vermont	55.0	54.5	54.2	54.0	11.9	12.4	12.5	12.5	28.3	28.4	28.4	28.5
Virginia	663.5	670.4	672.9	674.6	206.6	211.2	211.6	212.3	731.9	746.5	751.9	748.1
Washington	632.1	654.4	655.0	656.9	153.7	158.7	159.0	160.7	415.9	438.0	440.3	440.3
West Virginia	132.0	133.1	133.8	133.9	27.0	26.7	26.5	26.5	66.9	66.8	66.3	66.3
Wisconsin	542.0	544.7	544.1	541.4	152.5	150.2	149.8	149.0	323.2	322.4	322.2	323.2
Wyoming	52.2	52.7	52.7	53.1	11.0	11.5	11.4	11.3	18.1	19.0	18.8	18.9
Puerto Rico	171.4	167.3	168.7	169.9	42.6	41.8	42.2	41.9	113.0	112.4	111.7	112.0
Virgin Islands(1)	7.7	7.4	7.4	7.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Footnotes (1) Missing series (denoted by '-') are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2017 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted-Continued [In thousands]

State	Education and health services				Leisure and hospitality				Government
	Sept. 2017	July 2018	Aug. 2018	Sept. 2018(p)	Sept. 2017	July 2018	Aug. 2018	Sept. 2018(p)	Sept. 2017	July 2018	Aug. 2018	Sept. 2018(p)
Alabama	240.9	242.6	242.3	243.9	202.6	205.5	204.3	203.4	385.3	384.0	385.4	384.7
Alaska	49.9	50.0	50.1	50.3	35.3	35.6	35.6	35.1	80.7	80.1	80.3	80.2
Arizona	429.5	440.1	441.8	444.5	322.2	328.8	331.4	332.3	415.7	415.6	422.5	418.7
Arkansas	187.9	187.9	188.2	189.5	116.8	116.1	116.3	116.5	211.6	211.6	211.6	211.6
California	2,652.2	2,717.2	2,733.8	2,730.1	1,946.0	2,005.3	2,006.1	2,014.6	2,555.7	2,584.6	2,593.2	2,598.3
Colorado	334.8	340.4	338.1	340.1	333.5	349.8	350.4	349.0	441.1	447.4	449.4	450.1
Connecticut	334.0	341.4	342.8	342.5	156.7	160.6	161.1	160.0	231.1	227.5	227.1	227.6
Delaware	78.3	79.1	78.7	78.9	49.3	50.3	50.5	50.4	66.1	66.5	66.6	66.7
District of Columbia	134.6	133.7	135.4	137.4	76.7	80.1	79.1	79.5	240.5	237.5	237.5	237.3
Florida	1,261.9	1,312.2	1,313.6	1,320.5	1,164.0	1,257.8	1,263.7	1,269.2	1,107.2	1,106.3	1,106.2	1,105.4
Georgia	571.3	585.8	588.7	589.6	477.8	490.4	491.5	495.0	689.0	692.9	695.1	695.9
Hawaii	84.8	86.7	86.6	86.5	123.0	128.4	129.0	128.5	125.9	125.8	127.8	125.3
Idaho	102.6	106.0	105.5	104.6	76.3	79.6	78.5	77.8	123.6	127.6	127.4	127.4
Illinois	925.1	929.4	928.0	931.3	610.7	621.7	618.9	619.6	832.6	843.9	843.2	843.5
Indiana	471.5	473.1	475.1	474.1	307.2	304.9	305.8	305.9	425.1	427.4	430.0	426.7
Iowa	231.6	232.6	233.1	233.1	143.0	144.6	143.0	141.9	261.3	262.3	263.6	260.1
Kansas	197.0	197.3	197.7	197.9	128.9	131.9	131.9	130.2	255.4	259.0	263.5	260.4
Kentucky	272.6	272.0	273.4	273.5	196.9	195.6	196.0	196.3	316.2	315.5	316.9	315.9
Louisiana	313.9	317.8	317.9	318.5	234.7	235.7	234.9	235.1	326.1	324.0	323.7	323.5
Maine	127.7	129.4	129.1	129.2	67.2	68.2	68.3	68.1	100.3	100.6	100.7	100.7
Maryland	465.0	472.6	474.4	474.8	279.7	276.6	279.2	282.3	502.5	501.9	499.0	500.6
Massachusetts	797.2	804.4	806.3	807.6	367.2	377.8	378.6	369.5	450.6	453.3	453.2	453.0
Michigan	672.1	675.5	678.6	679.8	432.7	442.4	443.1	442.9	606.9	603.5	606.2	611.3
Minnesota	534.6	541.9	540.6	539.9	271.6	277.2	276.5	274.8	427.6	429.6	430.8	431.9
Mississippi	144.9	145.7	146.5	148.0	133.2	138.9	139.5	138.8	242.4	243.6	244.2	245.2
Missouri	467.6	478.4	477.8	477.4	302.7	308.1	310.9	311.8	434.6	435.5	434.3	435.1
Montana	76.7	76.4	76.7	76.8	64.8	65.9	66.3	65.9	91.6	92.8	93.0	92.7
Nebraska	153.8	157.5	157.6	156.7	91.5	94.2	95.5	95.9	172.8	172.6	171.9	173.2
Nevada	134.7	139.5	140.3	140.9	349.2	354.8	353.7	354.3	163.1	167.1	167.5	168.0
New Hampshire	123.6	124.9	125.8	126.2	70.2	73.4	72.8	74.0	90.0	90.1	90.6	90.7
New Jersey	695.2	712.9	713.4	711.3	374.2	385.1	383.4	384.3	615.4	616.6	617.4	616.5
New Mexico	138.8	137.1	138.9	140.2	96.4	102.0	101.6	102.3	186.1	185.6	186.8	186.8
New York	2,018.5	2,046.0	2,051.3	2,059.2	940.8	962.9	961.5	957.8	1,448.7	1,450.2	1,450.7	1,450.7
North Carolina	599.2	613.5	610.4	609.6	495.1	503.7	503.8	489.2	737.3	743.5	742.7	741.8
North Dakota	63.2	64.0	64.1	64.2	38.9	40.0	40.4	39.9	82.6	80.9	81.0	80.3
Ohio	929.8	938.4	946.5	946.3	562.4	577.2	581.5	580.5	783.8	786.3	793.3	791.1
Oklahoma	235.0	236.9	237.8	237.2	167.5	171.4	173.5	175.2	351.1	351.8	351.8	352.4
Oregon	274.3	298.5	299.0	299.3	207.0	217.0	216.3	217.2	310.2	292.6	293.2	293.3
Pennsylvania	1,251.2	1,276.2	1,282.9	1,289.5	566.2	580.9	578.2	575.2	704.6	705.0	706.3	703.5
Rhode Island	107.0	109.6	108.8	109.0	58.3	61.2	59.7	59.2	60.8	60.6	60.5	60.4
South Carolina	245.9	255.3	255.6	255.8	251.9	262.2	261.3	252.0	365.8	368.5	368.6	368.0
South Dakota	72.3	71.9	72.1	72.5	46.7	46.8	46.8	46.8	79.5	79.5	79.9	80.0
Tennessee	432.4	441.2	440.0	441.6	330.2	343.9	347.3	348.6	430.7	430.9	434.1	434.2
Texas	1,664.2	1,706.9	1,711.4	1,709.5	1,315.0	1,369.2	1,370.9	1,370.7	1,935.5	1,942.9	1,940.5	1,939.4
Utah	199.9	206.6	207.4	208.5	144.3	150.5	151.0	150.2	243.5	248.3	248.3	249.5
Vermont	65.9	65.7	65.7	66.1	37.6	37.3	37.0	36.3	55.8	55.9	55.4	55.5
Virginia	528.5	539.3	542.4	545.4	402.2	409.9	411.1	415.8	718.3	703.7	703.3	701.2
Washington	480.2	487.6	489.1	491.1	331.3	338.1	339.3	336.8	590.0	594.3	594.1	594.7
West Virginia	129.7	131.4	131.5	132.2	73.6	75.0	75.1	74.3	153.7	155.0	155.2	155.2
Wisconsin	451.1	455.5	455.7	455.6	279.2	287.1	284.6	284.5	408.5	411.2	414.5	414.3
Wyoming	27.7	28.5	28.7	28.8	36.3	36.7	37.2	38.1	70.2	69.6	69.7	69.3
Puerto Rico	121.4	116.7	117.6	117.7	80.4	80.1	79.9	79.7	214.7	208.2	208.0	208.2
Virgin Islands	2.4	2.6	2.6	2.5	7.4	6.1	6.1	6.7	11.1	10.3	10.7	10.6
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2017 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted [In thousands]

State	Total				Mining and logging				Construction
	August		September		August		September		August		September
	2017	2018	2017	2018(p)	2017	2018	2017	2018(p)	2017	2018	2017	2018(p)
Alabama	2,016.7	2,038.9	2,021.2	2,048.0	9.8	10.1	9.9	10.1	84.9	87.2	86.0	88.8
Alaska	350.8	348.0	340.2	336.7	13.5	13.4	13.2	13.1	18.1	17.8	17.3	17.1
Arizona	2,757.1	2,843.9	2,794.5	2,879.3	12.0	11.9	11.9	12.0	148.4	164.0	148.7	165.2
Arkansas	1,230.9	1,240.0	1,248.3	1,259.0	5.9	5.6	5.9	5.4	51.8	53.6	52.2	53.7
California	16,794.0	17,128.5	16,857.9	17,189.3	23.0	22.6	23.0	22.7	836.1	879.0	837.8	872.9
Colorado	2,676.8	2,752.9	2,677.5	2,754.8	26.5	30.6	26.6	31.3	168.8	177.2	167.9	176.9
Connecticut	1,672.5	1,696.5	1,681.9	1,702.2	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	61.6	66.8	61.0	67.6
Delaware(1)	457.6	465.7	457.5	464.4	-	-	-	-	22.1	24.1	22.2	23.7
District of Columbia(1)	780.6	789.9	792.7	799.8	-	-	-	-	15.7	16.4	15.6	16.2
Florida	8,547.1	8,772.5	8,389.9	8,791.0	5.7	5.8	5.5	5.8	511.0	550.9	485.4	552.0
Georgia	4,467.1	4,551.6	4,453.9	4,561.3	9.4	9.5	9.3	9.6	183.6	203.7	184.0	205.5
Hawaii(1)	642.9	658.8	651.8	662.0	-	-	-	-	36.2	36.7	36.0	35.8
Idaho	721.1	745.4	727.1	745.2	3.8	4.0	3.8	3.8	48.1	51.2	47.5	49.4
Illinois	6,083.1	6,139.7	6,103.6	6,159.0	7.9	7.9	7.8	7.8	236.0	243.6	235.1	243.2
Indiana	3,110.9	3,155.1	3,137.1	3,167.7	6.1	6.4	6.2	6.4	143.9	152.8	144.1	151.1
Iowa	1,566.3	1,588.1	1,577.8	1,593.4	2.5	2.6	2.5	2.6	80.9	86.6	79.8	84.9
Kansas	1,389.0	1,421.6	1,410.1	1,430.7	6.8	7.2	6.8	7.2	61.9	64.3	60.8	62.5
Kentucky	1,921.6	1,938.2	1,930.6	1,944.9	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.5	80.1	78.5	80.3	79.8
Louisiana	1,961.6	1,979.6	1,967.2	1,983.4	35.2	35.5	35.1	35.7	148.8	149.1	146.7	149.5
Maine	638.6	647.2	636.5	641.5	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	30.2	31.3	29.9	30.3
Maryland	2,730.8	2,764.3	2,733.0	2,760.5	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.2	166.1	167.7	164.6	164.9
Massachusetts	3,629.5	3,706.9	3,629.2	3,695.8	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.3	161.1	170.9	159.2	169.2
Michigan	4,366.1	4,433.1	4,401.9	4,462.2	7.5	7.7	7.4	7.4	175.3	191.0	173.0	183.9
Minnesota	2,951.6	3,002.2	2,953.3	2,990.6	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.7	133.1	139.6	129.8	135.4
Mississippi	1,146.8	1,168.5	1,152.9	1,171.6	7.0	6.7	6.9	6.6	43.5	44.1	44.0	43.6
Missouri	2,859.3	2,896.8	2,883.0	2,921.8	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	127.3	127.3	126.3	127.8
Montana	480.0	488.5	478.3	484.9	7.2	7.4	7.0	7.3	29.9	31.9	29.0	31.5
Nebraska	1,017.1	1,033.4	1,019.5	1,037.6	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	53.5	54.6	52.9	53.5
Nevada	1,342.1	1,392.4	1,354.5	1,402.1	14.5	14.8	14.4	14.6	84.4	94.2	85.2	94.2
New Hampshire	678.7	696.4	678.1	692.8	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	27.8	31.2	27.6	30.4
New Jersey	4,128.3	4,210.6	4,146.3	4,203.9	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.3	162.1	154.3	160.9	151.9
New Mexico	829.2	847.1	834.1	853.7	21.0	21.6	21.4	21.5	46.3	48.5	46.4	50.1
New York	9,512.5	9,642.1	9,534.9	9,644.5	5.4	5.3	5.4	5.4	403.0	417.7	399.1	413.8
North Carolina	4,425.1	4,527.0	4,433.5	4,514.1	5.8	6.0	5.8	5.8	211.7	221.0	211.3	221.3
North Dakota	430.2	435.8	435.7	440.2	18.8	21.7	18.9	21.6	30.2	31.4	29.7	31.0
Ohio	5,556.2	5,659.7	5,555.2	5,660.1	11.9	13.1	11.9	13.1	232.3	241.3	229.0	236.7
Oklahoma	1,655.6	1,691.0	1,673.0	1,704.5	49.3	55.9	49.4	55.6	78.1	78.7	79.1	79.7
Oregon	1,871.3	1,923.2	1,881.6	1,927.7	7.3	7.2	7.1	7.0	103.4	113.3	102.3	111.8
Pennsylvania	5,921.1	6,010.7	5,986.6	6,063.8	27.5	29.7	27.6	29.8	263.6	265.0	261.0	265.1
Rhode Island	496.6	506.6	499.5	507.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	19.6	20.3	19.3	20.3
South Carolina	2,093.3	2,131.2	2,085.1	2,113.1	4.3	4.6	4.2	4.4	99.6	99.4	98.5	98.4
South Dakota	440.4	450.1	438.3	446.0	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.0	24.4	25.9	23.7	25.5
Tennessee	3,007.3	3,065.1	3,033.1	3,093.7	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	122.5	124.3	122.7	124.6
Texas	12,198.4	12,587.7	12,219.4	12,622.4	226.6	263.5	227.4	265.1	716.0	772.0	715.9	770.4
Utah	1,463.1	1,520.2	1,482.7	1,535.9	8.8	8.6	8.6	8.5	101.6	105.3	101.3	104.9
Vermont	311.8	310.0	315.8	312.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	16.6	17.0	16.3	16.7
Virginia	3,955.4	4,021.2	3,964.9	4,032.2	8.1	8.4	8.1	8.4	197.3	206.5	196.5	204.8
Washington	3,334.2	3,446.7	3,355.1	3,457.8	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	207.3	219.8	207.7	216.3
West Virginia	739.5	748.2	751.4	757.6	22.1	22.1	22.0	22.1	33.6	36.7	35.0	36.8
Wisconsin	2,961.3	3,004.2	2,957.0	2,999.1	4.8	4.9	4.7	4.8	126.9	134.5	124.1	132.5
Wyoming	288.7	295.9	287.9	294.1	20.0	21.6	20.1	21.3	20.9	22.5	20.9	22.0
Puerto Rico	861.9	846.2	867.0	850.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	20.2	20.0	20.5	20.1
Virgin Islands(1)	37.9	36.9	36.8	37.0	-	-	-	-	1.7	2.4	1.7	2.5
Footnotes (1) Mining and logging is combined with construction. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2017 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued [In thousands]

State	Manufacturing				Trade, transportation, and utilities				Information
	August		September		August		September		August		September
	2017	2018	2017	2018(p)	2017	2018	2017	2018(p)	2017	2018	2017	2018(p)
Alabama	263.6	271.8	263.6	271.8	377.4	377.2	376.5	377.8	20.7	21.2	20.5	21.3
Alaska	20.8	20.9	14.3	13.7	69.4	68.4	67.1	66.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.7
Arizona	165.3	173.4	165.7	174.5	521.2	530.6	521.6	531.4	45.3	46.1	44.5	46.8
Arkansas	157.8	159.5	157.9	160.2	251.5	251.6	250.7	252.0	13.1	12.0	13.0	12.0
California	1,329.8	1,332.6	1,326.2	1,326.4	3,042.3	3,074.7	3,038.1	3,070.0	531.4	546.5	533.6	542.5
Colorado	145.2	147.1	144.4	147.2	462.8	472.5	460.5	469.2	71.6	76.4	71.1	75.6
Connecticut	160.4	165.3	159.0	165.1	292.3	292.9	296.7	292.3	31.6	30.9	31.3	30.3
Delaware	25.8	26.4	25.8	26.3	81.2	82.3	81.3	82.2	4.6	4.3	4.5	4.2
District of Columbia	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.4	33.3	33.6	33.5	33.6	18.1	19.0	18.1	19.2
Florida	365.3	378.4	357.8	376.6	1,733.3	1,756.6	1,699.7	1,749.6	137.8	136.8	134.6	135.8
Georgia	399.0	403.9	397.7	404.5	939.5	958.3	936.8	959.7	117.8	116.6	115.1	117.4
Hawaii	14.3	13.7	14.2	13.6	121.7	122.4	121.5	122.1	10.0	9.1	9.1	9.1
Idaho	67.7	71.4	67.7	71.6	141.3	143.0	141.0	142.7	9.0	9.0	9.0	8.8
Illinois	578.7	590.9	577.5	591.8	1,211.9	1,216.8	1,210.0	1,210.7	97.0	93.5	94.9	91.8
Indiana	533.1	535.7	533.2	532.5	596.0	608.6	595.0	610.1	31.0	29.1	30.4	28.2
Iowa	216.9	228.0	217.0	225.4	314.9	314.8	312.5	313.0	22.0	22.0	21.7	21.6
Kansas	160.9	166.0	162.6	166.2	269.0	273.8	268.5	271.0	19.0	17.8	18.8	17.0
Kentucky	250.0	250.1	249.7	250.2	401.2	411.6	402.3	413.0	22.7	22.4	22.6	22.3
Louisiana	135.0	140.7	134.3	139.6	380.4	381.9	378.3	380.8	22.3	21.9	21.9	21.1
Maine	52.0	53.3	51.6	52.3	123.9	123.1	121.3	121.1	7.3	7.1	7.2	7.0
Maryland	107.3	109.3	106.7	108.3	466.7	472.2	465.5	469.4	37.3	36.2	37.1	36.3
Massachusetts	245.5	250.6	243.6	246.8	583.2	584.2	579.0	582.6	93.6	94.0	91.9	92.4
Michigan	619.9	626.3	614.8	626.0	793.1	799.2	788.0	788.9	56.7	55.6	56.3	55.0
Minnesota	323.8	331.5	320.5	326.3	539.1	547.4	534.6	543.9	50.9	49.6	50.0	49.9
Mississippi	143.9	145.0	143.7	145.2	230.9	231.8	230.4	230.8	11.5	11.2	11.3	11.1
Missouri	267.1	271.1	266.7	271.4	545.0	547.3	543.4	546.7	51.5	51.3	51.3	52.0
Montana	20.1	20.8	20.1	20.6	95.6	94.9	94.9	93.5	6.6	6.4	6.5	6.4
Nebraska	98.3	102.6	98.1	103.0	202.3	202.4	201.2	201.2	18.0	17.1	17.9	16.9
Nevada	49.1	55.3	49.7	56.2	248.4	254.4	249.7	253.9	14.8	14.5	14.4	14.3
New Hampshire	69.5	72.9	69.1	72.6	141.0	144.2	139.3	141.1	12.8	12.2	12.5	12.2
New Jersey	246.4	254.9	245.4	253.8	884.1	902.0	887.2	904.0	70.5	70.0	70.2	71.0
New Mexico	26.8	27.5	26.8	27.6	136.8	138.8	135.8	138.1	12.6	11.7	11.6	11.2
New York	448.6	445.9	447.0	447.5	1,561.3	1,569.3	1,569.5	1,572.7	271.8	270.5	271.3	272.5
North Carolina	469.2	475.9	468.5	474.7	829.4	850.9	824.3	842.7	79.2	83.1	78.3	82.5
North Dakota	25.1	25.3	25.1	25.6	94.6	93.5	94.5	93.3	6.5	6.4	6.5	6.3
Ohio	690.0	699.4	685.7	699.2	1,025.9	1,043.7	1,018.7	1,038.9	72.0	71.4	71.3	70.8
Oklahoma	128.8	130.7	128.9	131.2	302.4	310.9	302.6	309.8	20.2	18.8	19.9	18.5
Oregon	193.6	198.0	191.8	195.6	352.0	360.1	351.9	357.2	34.4	34.0	34.4	33.6
Pennsylvania	564.8	568.8	561.7	565.9	1,115.0	1,117.6	1,123.7	1,124.1	84.3	81.9	82.2	81.0
Rhode Island	40.5	41.2	40.4	41.5	76.5	76.8	77.2	76.4	6.1	6.1	6.1	5.9
South Carolina	240.8	244.0	241.7	244.3	398.4	408.7	394.2	404.0	27.4	28.0	27.3	27.1
South Dakota	43.6	45.2	43.4	44.9	88.0	88.2	86.5	86.3	5.7	5.8	5.7	5.6
Tennessee	349.5	353.9	348.7	356.6	622.7	630.1	622.4	630.6	45.5	45.1	45.2	44.2
Texas	857.9	882.2	856.2	883.5	2,460.6	2,523.8	2,444.9	2,521.5	202.7	196.5	200.3	195.3
Utah	129.6	135.6	129.6	135.0	279.2	293.0	278.7	291.5	38.8	39.1	38.3	38.3
Vermont	29.7	29.7	29.4	29.5	55.2	54.3	54.7	53.5	4.4	4.2	4.4	4.1
Virginia	234.9	242.4	234.4	243.8	663.4	673.1	660.1	670.6	67.7	67.8	67.4	67.4
Washington	285.9	292.4	285.5	294.0	634.6	660.8	634.2	658.4	129.2	138.0	128.5	136.8
West Virginia	46.6	47.2	46.6	47.0	130.7	133.0	131.7	133.5	8.4	8.1	8.4	8.1
Wisconsin	475.4	495.5	469.1	490.2	544.1	548.5	539.9	540.2	47.9	46.4	47.0	46.8
Wyoming	9.6	9.9	9.6	9.9	53.6	54.1	52.6	53.4	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7
Puerto Rico	71.2	69.8	71.7	70.7	169.6	167.2	168.2	167.8	17.5	16.9	17.5	16.8
Virgin Islands	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	7.8	7.3	7.5	7.3	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2017 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued [In thousands]

State	Financial activities				Professional and business services				Education and health services
	August		September		August		September		August		September
	2017	2018	2017	2018(p)	2017	2018	2017	2018(p)	2017	2018	2017	2018(p)
Alabama	97.2	97.7	97.7	97.6	242.6	250.8	241.4	252.9	239.9	240.8	242.6	244.8
Alaska	12.6	11.9	11.9	11.3	29.3	28.9	28.5	28.9	50.0	49.8	49.6	50.0
Arizona	215.0	220.3	215.7	220.0	417.6	434.1	421.7	437.2	426.3	439.4	431.0	443.4
Arkansas	53.5	54.3	52.9	53.9	142.2	148.3	145.2	151.9	185.9	186.5	189.5	190.4
California	835.3	839.5	830.7	833.9	2,588.8	2,655.8	2,583.9	2,663.9	2,621.1	2,705.1	2,644.8	2,716.5
Colorado	168.9	171.4	167.9	172.2	420.1	437.1	418.2	435.2	333.8	334.6	334.3	339.6
Connecticut	129.2	128.4	127.4	128.6	219.4	225.2	218.9	223.6	327.0	334.4	334.4	341.6
Delaware	48.6	48.1	48.1	48.2	62.2	64.2	61.3	63.6	78.0	78.4	78.3	78.6
District of Columbia	30.4	31.7	30.2	31.8	166.9	167.0	165.9	167.6	125.1	129.5	137.4	138.4
Florida	562.5	584.2	559.7	578.9	1,322.2	1,354.7	1,292.3	1,364.8	1,271.1	1,301.3	1,260.2	1,316.3
Georgia	243.6	241.6	243.4	240.0	674.2	680.4	669.4	684.8	570.1	588.9	571.1	590.0
Hawaii	28.5	30.2	28.5	29.8	82.4	83.9	82.0	85.5	83.5	85.8	85.3	86.5
Idaho	35.7	36.7	35.4	36.5	92.5	96.3	92.0	95.0	100.2	102.8	102.7	104.0
Illinois	395.8	403.0	391.5	398.5	955.4	963.4	952.8	958.4	912.2	915.8	922.4	928.2
Indiana	137.1	141.1	136.2	140.6	341.7	348.6	342.0	347.7	460.1	470.4	472.9	477.1
Iowa	109.9	112.3	109.0	111.2	141.7	143.6	140.3	142.3	224.1	226.5	231.1	232.9
Kansas	78.7	80.3	77.9	79.8	178.9	184.1	178.4	184.6	195.4	196.2	196.8	197.3
Kentucky	93.5	94.7	93.3	94.2	213.7	217.7	215.7	218.0	270.8	272.2	273.5	273.9
Louisiana	91.8	93.1	91.5	92.3	209.4	212.2	209.4	211.2	313.9	317.5	315.4	318.8
Maine	32.2	32.5	31.7	32.3	67.8	68.3	67.1	67.6	125.3	127.0	128.0	129.2
Maryland	148.7	140.1	147.2	138.8	450.8	472.2	447.4	466.7	459.7	469.0	463.5	472.5
Massachusetts	225.6	226.8	221.7	223.5	577.8	605.9	570.2	600.6	784.0	795.6	794.2	804.1
Michigan	220.6	223.0	218.1	221.1	641.6	650.3	648.1	658.5	666.7	669.7	670.9	678.0
Minnesota	182.7	182.6	180.1	181.9	378.8	384.2	374.7	378.5	528.3	536.9	535.7	537.2
Mississippi	44.1	46.1	44.1	45.0	106.2	114.4	106.9	114.3	143.4	144.9	146.1	148.8
Missouri	175.0	178.3	173.7	176.0	386.7	397.0	386.0	395.7	464.3	472.8	466.6	475.7
Montana	24.7	24.7	24.5	24.6	42.4	44.2	41.3	43.2	75.9	75.8	76.5	76.6
Nebraska	74.5	76.0	74.2	75.3	118.1	121.5	118.2	122.6	153.1	156.5	154.1	156.5
Nevada	65.6	65.9	65.6	65.4	181.0	189.8	182.4	190.8	133.9	141.1	134.8	141.5
New Hampshire	35.3	36.3	34.8	36.0	83.4	84.0	82.4	81.2	121.9	123.6	123.0	125.4
New Jersey	253.0	250.5	250.7	248.5	670.0	686.9	672.0	687.9	675.3	699.8	694.0	704.7
New Mexico	34.0	35.5	33.8	35.6	105.8	109.4	105.5	109.8	136.5	137.1	139.1	139.9
New York	727.9	732.0	716.7	722.6	1,336.2	1,350.0	1,328.9	1,338.5	1,939.0	1,988.7	1,995.3	2,040.4
North Carolina	236.5	241.5	234.7	241.7	621.7	651.5	618.9	646.7	597.6	605.6	598.8	611.2
North Dakota	24.6	24.6	24.4	24.6	35.5	36.6	34.8	36.1	62.7	63.7	63.3	64.0
Ohio	309.0	315.2	307.3	312.3	732.4	739.3	726.2	732.9	923.5	934.9	930.6	945.2
Oklahoma	79.5	79.4	79.6	79.1	188.3	194.9	188.4	195.0	234.4	237.5	236.1	237.7
Oregon	101.3	103.2	100.7	102.0	247.0	250.2	245.5	249.4	266.7	293.2	274.1	298.5
Pennsylvania	324.7	326.8	321.8	325.9	803.7	821.0	807.2	827.3	1,210.0	1,252.5	1,255.8	1,287.5
Rhode Island	36.3	36.6	36.2	36.3	68.8	71.0	68.4	70.8	102.8	104.2	106.8	108.5
South Carolina	103.5	103.3	102.4	101.9	277.5	279.8	275.5	276.7	245.6	254.1	246.0	256.5
South Dakota	29.5	29.5	29.3	29.5	31.6	34.3	31.2	33.7	71.6	71.6	72.2	72.3
Tennessee	159.4	162.1	158.8	161.5	407.6	418.2	409.5	422.0	427.8	434.4	434.4	443.1
Texas	762.3	778.7	763.3	783.9	1,675.7	1,772.1	1,683.2	1,763.6	1,667.3	1,707.2	1,667.8	1,709.7
Utah	84.7	88.3	84.1	87.8	210.3	217.3	210.1	218.0	194.3	202.0	201.6	209.9
Vermont	12.3	12.6	12.0	12.6	29.4	29.2	28.8	28.9	65.3	65.2	65.5	65.6
Virginia	208.1	213.3	206.6	212.8	736.8	759.8	732.5	749.5	524.6	536.7	531.6	547.7
Washington	155.5	161.2	154.9	161.4	421.7	447.3	422.0	445.7	471.1	480.9	478.3	487.5
West Virginia	27.0	26.5	27.0	26.7	67.4	66.5	67.2	66.5	126.9	129.4	131.0	133.0
Wisconsin	154.8	151.1	152.7	148.9	329.8	326.4	326.3	326.8	445.0	452.3	451.3	454.2
Wyoming	11.1	11.7	11.0	11.3	19.1	19.6	18.7	19.2	26.9	28.3	27.8	28.7
Puerto Rico	42.4	42.2	42.5	41.8	112.2	110.3	112.2	110.8	117.2	115.1	120.9	117.9
Virgin Islands	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	3.1	3.6	3.1	3.6	2.4	2.5	2.4	2.5
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2017 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued [In thousands]

State	Leisure and hospitality				Other services				Government
	August		September		August		September		August		September
	2017	2018	2017	2018(p)	2017	2018	2017	2018(p)	2017	2018	2017	2018(p)
Alabama	207.5	209.9	203.8	204.4	93.7	94.0	93.9	94.3	379.4	378.2	385.3	384.2
Alaska	43.2	43.8	39.7	39.0	11.1	10.6	11.2	10.9	76.9	76.6	81.5	81.0
Arizona	316.8	327.9	319.4	328.9	88.3	88.6	88.4	88.2	400.9	407.6	425.9	431.7
Arkansas	119.4	119.0	118.5	117.7	48.8	48.9	48.7	48.2	201.0	200.7	213.8	213.6
California	1,983.4	2,033.1	1,954.5	2,023.6	565.5	564.3	566.9	560.4	2,437.3	2,475.3	2,518.4	2,556.5
Colorado	346.6	364.7	334.7	345.8	110.2	109.5	109.3	108.1	422.3	431.8	442.6	453.7
Connecticut	165.7	171.4	158.7	161.4	66.2	66.4	65.3	66.0	218.5	214.2	228.6	225.1
Delaware	54.6	56.3	51.5	52.0	19.0	19.2	18.5	19.0	61.5	62.4	66.0	66.6
District of Columbia	76.7	78.6	77.3	79.9	74.7	75.9	74.2	74.9	238.4	236.8	239.2	236.8
Florida	1,192.7	1,247.9	1,142.7	1,244.3	346.7	356.1	338.7	357.6	1,098.8	1,099.8	1,113.3	1,109.3
Georgia	487.5	498.0	477.9	493.3	159.6	161.0	158.1	159.9	682.8	689.7	691.1	696.6
Hawaii	123.9	129.9	123.1	127.7	27.8	28.1	27.8	28.1	114.6	119.0	124.3	123.8
Idaho	81.6	84.6	78.4	80.0	25.6	26.4	25.1	26.0	115.6	120.0	124.5	127.4
Illinois	638.0	647.0	619.6	630.3	254.6	254.1	251.4	248.6	795.6	803.7	840.6	849.7
Indiana	317.6	315.9	311.6	310.4	126.6	123.9	126.0	124.5	417.7	422.6	439.5	439.1
Iowa	150.0	151.9	145.5	143.1	58.0	54.8	57.5	55.9	245.4	245.0	260.9	260.5
Kansas	131.9	135.5	129.7	130.6	50.4	50.5	50.7	50.6	236.1	245.9	259.1	263.9
Kentucky	202.4	203.1	199.2	199.5	66.0	67.4	65.8	66.8	310.8	310.1	317.9	316.7
Louisiana	234.7	237.6	234.2	233.7	73.9	76.4	73.6	76.3	316.2	313.7	326.8	324.4
Maine	83.8	88.0	74.3	75.6	22.3	22.3	21.7	21.9	91.5	91.9	101.3	101.8
Maryland	298.2	302.8	285.4	288.4	114.8	114.9	113.9	114.8	479.9	478.7	500.4	499.2
Massachusetts	402.0	420.4	378.8	382.2	143.7	146.3	137.0	140.6	411.8	410.9	452.4	452.5
Michigan	460.3	473.1	443.2	451.2	169.9	175.7	168.0	172.6	554.5	561.5	614.1	619.6
Minnesota	291.0	302.4	280.2	285.8	117.9	117.1	116.8	115.7	399.2	404.1	424.1	429.3
Mississippi	137.4	143.2	134.6	138.9	40.3	40.6	40.4	40.6	238.6	240.5	244.5	246.7
Missouri	317.8	327.9	309.5	318.0	117.4	117.2	116.5	115.6	402.9	402.3	438.7	438.6
Montana	71.8	74.3	67.6	68.8	18.7	19.6	18.6	19.7	87.1	88.5	92.3	92.7
Nebraska	96.1	100.4	92.9	97.7	36.8	36.8	36.6	36.6	165.3	164.4	172.3	173.2
Nevada	352.6	358.0	352.1	358.3	41.6	43.7	41.6	43.7	156.2	160.7	164.6	169.2
New Hampshire	81.5	85.0	73.0	76.3	24.8	26.4	24.1	24.7	79.7	79.6	91.3	91.9
New Jersey	414.0	434.4	388.7	401.6	175.4	180.2	172.5	176.1	576.2	576.3	603.3	603.1
New Mexico	99.0	105.2	97.3	102.4	30.2	30.2	28.2	28.3	180.2	181.6	188.2	189.2
New York	996.7	1,025.3	960.8	980.5	413.7	427.6	412.4	422.0	1,408.9	1,409.8	1,428.5	1,428.6
North Carolina	516.1	528.2	499.9	492.7	152.7	153.3	151.5	149.2	705.2	710.0	741.5	745.6
North Dakota	40.3	41.5	39.8	40.4	16.2	16.2	16.1	16.4	75.7	74.9	82.6	80.9
Ohio	590.5	615.8	572.7	591.8	217.9	225.7	214.9	225.5	750.8	759.9	786.9	793.7
Oklahoma	170.8	175.9	170.0	176.2	68.0	70.5	68.1	69.4	335.8	337.8	350.9	352.3
Oregon	216.4	228.2	212.4	223.0	64.3	65.0	63.8	66.0	284.9	270.8	297.6	283.6
Pennsylvania	603.4	617.9	576.0	584.2	264.8	266.4	259.7	262.6	659.3	663.1	709.9	710.4
Rhode Island	64.9	68.2	61.4	63.4	23.9	25.0	23.0	24.0	57.0	57.0	60.5	60.1
South Carolina	265.3	271.8	253.2	253.3	75.3	79.3	75.0	78.2	355.6	358.2	367.1	368.3
South Dakota	52.6	54.9	48.7	49.1	17.1	17.7	16.7	17.3	75.2	76.0	79.9	80.8
Tennessee	339.0	360.3	333.6	351.5	114.6	116.0	114.5	115.9	414.5	416.5	439.1	439.5
Texas	1,346.5	1,392.7	1,319.5	1,367.9	430.0	441.7	424.9	439.3	1,852.8	1,857.3	1,916.0	1,922.2
Utah	147.5	154.7	145.1	150.0	41.1	42.0	40.2	40.7	227.2	234.3	245.1	251.3
Vermont	39.1	38.6	36.9	34.9	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.0	48.7	48.2	56.8	56.1
Virginia	423.0	432.7	406.7	422.4	204.3	207.4	202.6	206.9	687.2	673.1	718.4	697.9
Washington	344.9	354.1	340.9	345.5	121.6	123.6	120.2	122.1	556.1	562.3	576.6	583.8
West Virginia	76.9	78.2	74.9	76.0	53.8	52.6	53.6	52.2	146.1	147.9	154.0	155.7
Wisconsin	304.3	313.1	286.5	293.0	151.8	152.2	150.6	150.5	376.5	379.3	404.8	411.2
Wyoming	42.6	44.5	39.3	41.3	14.3	13.9	14.1	13.7	66.9	66.1	70.1	69.6
Puerto Rico	81.2	79.8	80.3	79.1	17.6	17.2	17.5	17.1	212.3	207.2	215.2	208.0
Virgin Islands	7.4	6.1	6.8	6.3	1.0	0.9	0.9	1.0	11.2	10.8	11.1	10.5
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2017 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.